Explore our collection of new stories for this topic.
Search or filter for a specific story using the options below.
May 2023
Meet the Researcher: Katherine Hurst, Hydrogen
Katherine Hurst's career is dedicated to investigating how to make hydrogen more affordable and accessible to use across multiple energy sectors.
NREL Model Cuts Through Complexity of Deploying Electric Buses at Airports
A new modeling framework may help Dallas Fort Worth International Airport—and others in the future—design electric bus deployment strategies.
Reaching 50 by 30: Seminal NREL Study Identifies National Charging Needs to Support Growth in EV Sales through 2030
Nearly 70 years ago, the United States began construction on the interstate highway system, setting in motion an effort that has been called the greatest public works project in American history.
April 2023
NREL Researchers Reveal Concept To Curb Need for Battery Storage
A delicate balancing act between the generation of renewable energy and the demand for that power could reduce the need for as much short-duration storage, according to a new proof-of-concept paper authored by researchers at NREL.
NREL Tapped To Help Electrify 4 Major Freight Corridors
NREL will collaborate with industry partners on four projects to plan zero-emission electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fuel infrastructure spanning more than half of the United States.
LIBRA Model Guides Development of Sustainable Battery Supply Chain
LIBRA uses powerful system dynamics modeling to analyze the supply chain and evaluate the economic viability of Li-ion battery manufacturing, reuse, and recycling.
March 2023
Advanced Computing Powers 300-Plus Clean Energy Projects
In Fiscal Year 2022, NREL played a critical role in computing advancements for 300-plus clean energy research projects through high-performance computing (HPC), efficient data center operation, and state-of-the-art data visualization.
NREL Regional Analysis Can Help Accelerate Production and Delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
When Chemical Engineer Arpit Bhatt and his NREL colleagues observed a gap in knowledge of how regional variables work together to affect sustainable aviation fuel production and delivery for individual airports across the country, they got to work—using Chicago O'Hare International Airport as a case study.
NREL Teams With Australia's Fortescue Future Industries on a Colorado Innovation Center
It is about 10,000 miles between the main NREL campus and Western Australia. But that distance shrank considerably when Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) announced a partnership with NREL for a U.S.-based FFI Worldwide Green Hydrogen research and development center in Colorado.
January 2023
NREL Receives $3.4M in Federal Funding To Evaluate Safety of Next-Generation Electric Vehicle Batteries
Donal Finegan, an energy storage researcher at NREL, will conduct cutting-edge research on next-generation electric vehicle batteries with funding from the ARPA-E Electric Vehicles for American Low-carbon Living (EVs4ALL) initiative.
Share
Last Updated May 5, 2025